Technical Design Lead - Data Centres
AECOM
Overview
As Technical Design Lead, you will guide the design and delivery of hyperscale, colocation and enterprise data centres across Europe. You’ll manage multi-disciplinary design teams and maintain strong client relationships in a fast-paced, client-facing role. Travel across UK&I and Europe is expected, with opportunities for career progression. You’ll work to ensure high-quality, timely design outputs and mitigate project risks, shaping critical data centre infrastructure for global clients.
Pay / Benefits- hybrid work options
- global firm with cross-border opportunities
- comprehensive well-being programs
- competitive compensation
- access to industry-leading technology and thinking
- Lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary design teams across UKI and Europe
- Oversee all project phases from due diligence through construction documentation
- Ensure timely, high-quality design outputs aligned with client needs and timelines
- Identify and mitigate project risks with innovative solutions
- Support commercial governance and risk mitigation with sector and commercial teams
- Build and maintain trusted client relationships and interface with Client CAM
- Present design outputs to clients and stakeholders
- Collaborate with design and delivery teams for localisation and permitting compliance
- Respond to client requirements in a timely manner
- Chartered Engineer or Architect (or equivalent professional qualification)
- Extensive data centre design and/or project management experience
- Proven experience leading multi-disciplinary teams on complex data centre projects
- Strong understanding of permitting processes, building systems, regulations, and construction methodologies
- Ability to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines
- Willingness to travel
- Excellent communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Presentation skills
- Revit
- digital design workflows
- data centre design fundamentals
Reference: WJ-747_30135344